Resource Type: Policy Information
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FY26 House & Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee Bills
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The President’s FY2026 Budget Proposal: Potential Impacts on Efforts to Prevent and End Homelessness
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HUD’s Equal Access Rule
The Equal Access Rule ensures that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s housing programs are open to all eligible individuals and families, regardless of family composition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. However, recent actions at the federal level threaten these vital protections. The Alliance encourages partners to learn more about the…
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(PDF) Protecting the Equal Access Rule
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(PDF) FY26 President’s Budget Analysis
The President’s Budget threatens to cut nearly $40 billion from programs that play a key role in local efforts to prevent and end homelessness.
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(PDF) Fact Sheet: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
On March 15, President Trump signed into law a year-long continuing resolution (CR) that extends funding for the federal government through September 30, 2025. Although the continuing resolution generally extends funding levels from fiscal year 2024 enacted funding amounts, it includes increases for defense spending and immigration enforcement while reducing some non-defense funding. The measure…
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FY25 Funding (in millions) for Selected Homelessness and Housing Programs
This chart shows FY25 funding (in millions) for selected homelessness and housing programs.
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Homelessness and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Act (H.R. 773)
H.R. 773 would establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a program to provide grants to homelessness organizations that would help them to develop the capacity to access supportive housing services, including billing Medicaid or paying a third party to bill Medicaid.
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Protecting the Use of Housing First
Efforts to limit or weaken Housing First are strongly opposed by the Alliance.
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Action
The nation is currently facing one of the most severe affordable housing crises in history. Not surprisingly, those living in poverty are the most significantly affected.




